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In the states, if you said to your friend "I'm going to have a quick tinkle", they'd say "Of course my dear, the ladies restroom is that way" Nice job on True Colors, though.

JayDee wrote:In the states, if you said to your friend "I'm going to have a quick tinkle", they'd say "Of course my dear, the ladies restroom is that way" Nice job on True Colors, though.

Oops better watch what i'm saying then
'tinkle the ivories' is a common british saying for people whom interact with pianos.

Thankyou for your kind words x

By now, I think you're probably dialed into the deep satisfaction you get from having a decent AP in your home.

My wife understands my perspective: a house is not a home until there's a decent instrument to play. My adult kids grew up in a home where there was always AP music happening. Our long-term friends understand that about us -- I'm sort of into AP music, and it's all good. They like to sing along after a few drinks.

The best news? I've just retired, and now have time to dig into all the classical music I've wanted to play but never had time for. The journey continues.

Congratulations on your retirement Chuck. Now that you've got some extra time, your wife has some long deferred yard work for you.

cphollis wrote:I've just retired, and now have time to dig into all the classical music I've wanted to play but never had time for. The journey continues.

Massive congratulations on your retirement Chuck. More piano time can never be a bad thing.

We are still enjoying the grand massively, impossible to get bored of it

K x

kirsty wrote:

cphollis wrote:I've just retired, and now have time to dig into all the classical music I've wanted to play but never had time for. The journey continues.

Massive congratulations on your retirement Chuck. More piano time can never be a bad thing.

We are still enjoying the grand massively, impossible to get bored of it

K x

The grand you purchased, stunning, and a wise choice on the stage. I miss my CP80 and a rather charming upright which had a huge facelift years ago. A lottery win would see me rebuilding the studio from scratch and then a rather nice 9ft grand. but for the moment, my dream grand is here in the form of the Nord Grand, kept company by the stage 3-88.

also, saying hi from a fellow brit originally from York.

lew

kirsty wrote:

cphollis wrote:I've just retired, and now have time to dig into all the classical music I've wanted to play but never had time for. The journey continues.

Massive congratulations on your retirement Chuck. More piano time can never be a bad thing.

We are still enjoying the grand massively, impossible to get bored of it

K x

Thank you, Kirsty. I'm now several weeks into retirement, and so far it's fabulous. I'm playing in very different two bands, I'm recording and mixing, plus playing the acoustic grand more than I ever was able to do in the past. And, not surprisingly, I'm getting better in the process. My hands are stronger, my technique is better, the sight reading is coming back -- all good!

-- Chuck

Hi, kirsty,
I'm really late to the party with this post, but your Young Chang story reminded me of a good friend, who (along with his wife) found a used Young Chang baby grand that they loved. They dawdled around and finally decided that they didn't want to spend the money at that time, and someone else bought it. However, after reconsidering, and a lot of soul searching, they hunted down the new owner and bought it from him for $400 more, and they've never regretted it. It's the one they wanted. Congratulations on your journey! Many wonders await!

HI everyone.

So an update with this thread after a good while being addicted to the pleasures of playing an acoustic piano in the house.

Its with ultimate sadness to say that my father passed away at the late part of 2021. My father was a musical man himself who was regarded as one of the top brass players in the British Army in the mid to late 70's and he loved a performance of any kind of live music. He could play a little piano too, but preferred to listen to me play as I grew up to be the only real piano player in the family and proudly came to plenty of my gigs over the years. My dad was a mere 63 and his passing was sudden and unexpected - this is still hurting heavily. His estate afforded me some funds and early 2022 I was struggling with grief, and looking for anything to pull me up somewhat. I know if there was anything he would have wanted me to have then a real deal piano would have been it. Don't get me wrong there is absolutely nothing wrong with a Young Chang G157 and it was what I could afford at the time, but there is no denying that this is a budget instrument and lacking in overall body below middle C. I set about looking for a more substantial instrument to own in honour of my late father.

After some searching some large dealers and playing lots of pianos I was struggling to come across anything which really grabbed my attention. There really are some ghastly and uninspiring instruments out there, some with names on which one would not expect. A trip further afield to a huge piano warehouse left me spoilt for choice but among the noise I stumbled across a particular beautiful reconditioned Yamaha C6 that just had that special something after playing it only for a few seconds. It growled when I played the left hand bass notes and sang so perfect in the mids and highs I was just hooked on a new cloud of sound experience and couldn't find anything to dislike about it. It reminded me of when I discovered the Young Chang and my ears pricking up with interest only this was on a whole new level. The dealer was happy to take in the YC as part exchange so I did the deal. I've owned her a while now and felt it was time to update my acoustic journey thread. Unlike the old piano it doesn't have a name (yet) and my daughter has fallen out of love with piano in favour of learning guitar which is a shame, but it has inspired me to play even more than I ever have and its very special

Here is my father, playing my first Nord, the Piano 2HP (which I will say he was very impressed with), and the C6 - a magnificent instrument. I just wish my father was here to see and play it..... but I don't get a choice in that matter I can only play it in his memory now.


If you are still with me. Thanks for reading

So sorry for your loss.
I hope your C6 helps bring solace and, in time, joy.